The symposium provides an annual forum for graduate students in plant sciences and related fields to display and present their research for evaluation and constructive feedback from faculty and post-doc judges.

What is the Plant Science Grad Student Research Symposium?

The symposium, dating back to 2002, provides an annual forum for graduate students in plant sciences and related fields to display and present their research for evaluation and constructive feedback from faculty and post-doc judges. Students from the Departments of Horticulture; Crop and Soil Sciences; Plant Biology; Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology; Forestry; Plant Pathology; Fisheries and Wildlife; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Entomology and more have participated over the years. This event is an opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to learn more about the research conducted in plant sciences at Michigan State University as well as to exchange research ideas, polish presentations, make and renew friendships, and receive valuable feedback.

Participate in the Symposium

The Symposium is happening in person at MSU on Thursday April 25th, 2024.

Presenters

Authors may present research in a poster or oral session, in either basic or applied sciences. Monetary prizes will be awarded to the top three presenters across all 4 categories and all presenters may elect to receive feedback from a faculty panel. The deadline for abstract submission is 5pm Friday April 12th. 

Please register for the event here: Registration Form

Attendees

We ask that you register to attend the symposium, even if you are not presenting. 

Please register for the event here: Registration Form

Awards

First, second and third place prizes for oral presentations and poster presentations will be announced on the Awards page.

Questions?

Contact us at msu.psgsrs@gmail.com

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